Publications by authors named "N V Prabhu"
Article Synopsis
- A 40-year-old man with no prior health issues presented with a 5-day history of swelling behind his right ear, along with a previous episode of ear pain two months earlier.
- Examination and imaging revealed right otomastoiditis, which is an infection of the mastoid bone, along with serious complications like a bony defect and brain abscesses.
- After starting intravenous antibiotics and undergoing surgery to drain the abscess, he had a cortical mastoidectomy three weeks later and has had no further health complaints during regular follow-ups over the past six months.
Combinatorial effects of small molecules provide newer avenues to improve protein stability. The combined effect of two different classes of ILs on the stability and fibrillation propensity of lysozyme (Lyz) was investigated. Imidazolium-ILs (an aromatic moiety) with varying alkyl chains, methyl (MIC), butyl (BMIC) and hexyl (HMIC), and pyrrolidinium-IL (alicyclic moiety) with butyl substitution (BPyroBr) were chosen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly single-center experience with an ex vivo organ care system in pediatric heart transplantation.
J Heart Lung Transplant
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers explored ex vivo perfusion using the TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS) and reported on 8 pediatric patients who received OCS-perfused hearts between 2020 and 2024.
- * Results showed that all patients had normal left ventricular function after transplant and no fatalities during a median follow-up of nearly 12 months, indicating promising outcomes with this technique.
Background: We aimed to review studies that evaluated the effect of cigarette smoking on orthodontic treatment methods and determine whether the smoke affected appliances in a way that could impair the effectiveness of the overall treatment strategy.
Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were scoured using pertinent keywords, reference searches, and citation searches in accordance with the PRISMA protocol regarding articles published from 2008 till 2022.
Results: Ultimately, 7 papers were chosen for further analysis at the end of the selection protocol.
Article Synopsis
- - An aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common aortic arch vascular anomaly, typically not associated with dysphagia, but exceptions exist.
- - A study presented four children with severe dysphagia linked to this anomaly, all of whom underwent successful surgical reimplantation of the artery.
- - Post-surgery, all patients saw a significant improvement in symptoms, allowing them to eat normally, gain weight, and show positive outcomes at follow-up.